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Daimler Truck North America delivers first electric Freightliner eM2 box trucks – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The company’s two eM2s, with 26-foot-long box bodies, will operate out of its Cleveland terminal as part of its less-than-truckload freight business. The Freightliner eM2 has typical ranges of 180 miles for Class 6 and 250 miles for Class 7. It is designed for pickup and delivery applications.

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Electrify America opening first California EV fast charging station in Torrance; targeting 9 in California by year-end

Green Car Congress

The Country Hills Shopping Plaza in Torrance, California will be the site of the first DC fast charging station to open in the state as part of Electrify America’s plan to install approximately 160 charging stations in California by June 2019. Cleveland Ave., Montebello Plaza, 2401 W. Via Campo, Montebello, CA. Elk Grove, CA.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips A Two-Country Kia EV6 Experience Last year I set out to see what it would be like to take a couple of long road trips in a Kia EV6–one in the UK and the other in the U.S. Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge.

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Winnebago, Motiv unveil all-electric healthcare vehicles

Green Car Congress

Enough charge for eight hours of service plus round-trip travel to and from its home facility. Vehicle charges to half its full capacity in two hours and 75% of capacity in four hours. Vehicle has completed significant road testing and delivers an expected range of 85 to 125 miles on a full charge.

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How much money EV ownership saves depends on where you live

Baua Electric

The study found that the total cost of ownership for a 300-mile midsize electric SUV varies by $52,000 across all the cities studied. But the cheapest cities for EVs were Atlanta, Chicago, and Cleveland, while the cheapest cities for gasoline cars were Houston and Dallas. There was some crossover, however.

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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

seconds MPG: 29 combined and 77 combined MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent, a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline) Efficient around town Clean Fleet Report drove the Hornet R/T Plus PHEV 157 miles through Southern California, averaging 31.8

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

My EV battery is warrantied for a minimum of 100K miles and eight years. Over seven days of driving 950 miles and charging only at Tesla Superchargers, we only spent $59 for electricity. We routinely drive to see our daughter in Washington, DC and have driven to Cleveland, Boston, New York and Charleston, SC without concern.